AVIA FL.3
The AVIA FL.3 was an Italian two-seat cabin monoplane designed and built by Azionaria Vercellese Industrie Aeronautiche who were later taken over by Lombardi in 1947.
Development
The FL.3 was a simple low-wing cantilever monoplane with fixed landing gear and powered by an 85 hp Continental C-85 engine. It had room for a pilot and passenger sitting side-by-side and could either have an open or enclosed cockpit. The first aircraft flew in 1939 and production was started, but ended temporarily when the Second World War started.Production resumed after the war and in 1947 the company was taken over by Lombardi. Over 700 aircraft had been built by AVIA and Lombardi when production stopped in 1948.
In 1953 Meteor SpA acquired the rights for the FL.3 and with some re-design produced it as the Meteor FL.53 and this was followed by a three-seat version the FL.54 powered by a 135 hp Lycoming engine. A four-seat version the FL.55 was also produced powered by either a 150 hp or 180 hp Lycoming engine.
Variants
;AVIA FL.3;Lombardi FL.3
;Meteor FL.53
;Meteor FL.53BM
;Meteor FL.54
;Meteor FL.55
;Meteor FL.55BM
;Meteor FL.55CM
;Meteor Super
;Meteor Bis